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- Elche host Villarreal on 2026-01-03 at 17:30 GMT, as part of week 18 of the 2025-2026's La Liga in Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
- With the data available to us, Eder Sarabia and Marcelino have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Elche 9th on 22 points and Villarreal 4th on 35 points.
- Elche have 4 players sidelined: H. Fort (Shoulder Injury), F. Redondo Solari (Red Card), Andre Silva (Injury), G. Diangana (Muscle Injury) whereas Villarreal face 9 absences: I. Akhomach (International duty), T. Buchanan (Yellow Cards), P. Cabanes (Knee Injury), L. Costa (Knee Injury), P. Gueye (International duty), R. Veiga (Red Card), W. Kambwala (Hamstring Injury), S. Mourino (Muscle Injury), T. Partey (Injury).
- We expect Elche to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-5-2, and Villarreal are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
- Last time out, M. Dituro registered the best mark for Elche - 8.2 - and Ayoze Pérez did likewise for Villarreal with an 9 score.
- Elche won 4-0 against Rayo Vallecano, while Villarreal lost their fixture 0-2 vs Barcelona.
- Form edge goes to Elche (4-0-1) against a faltering Villarreal (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Villarreal lead this rivalry - 5 wins from 14 matches versus Elche (who've won just 4 games), alongside 5 draws.
- Expect Villarreal to edge a 1-2 win: their 4-1-3 record on the road and 2.22 goals per away match tip the balance.
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| 7' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 13' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 30' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 39' | A. Perez | ||
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| 50' | G. Valera | ||
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| 66' | S. Comesana | ||
| 66' | A. Febas | ||
| 66' | P. Bigas | ||
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| 83' | 1 - 3 | ||
| 88' | S. Cardona | ||
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Elche is going head to head with Villarreal on 3/1/2026 17:30 GMT at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Elche v Villarreal H2H statistics!